Video conference of trade ministers, 9 November 2020

Summary:

EU Ministers responsible for matters relating to trade held a videoconference on 9 November 2020. The agenda included the following items:

• Update on the elections in the United States (USA) and the bilateral relations between the US and the European Union (EU);
• Briefing by the European Commission on the state of play of the EU steel safeguard measures;
• Discussion on the Trade Policy Review and outlook for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the framework of a consultation launched by the Commission on the EU's future trade and investment policy;
• Discussion on the EU's trade relations with China, with a focus on negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the Video conference of trade ministers, 9 November 2020 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/46654/background-trade-final-9-nov-20_for-publishing.pdf

European Commission: Introductory Remarks by Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis at the Foreign Affairs Council Trade Press Conference https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_20_2062

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